How to Perform Land And Title Searches in South Australia

As a property stakeholder, undertaking a Title Search (aka Register Search Statement) for a property in South Australia is a resourceful way to acquire essential, valuable insights for specific properties in that state.

This information can include current property ownership, planning applications, interests, restrictions on the land, associated instruments and more.

Although every state in Australia has the legal necessity of a Certificate of Title for a lot of land/property, the exact information provided in a Titles Search varies between states.

Why Conduct a Title Search?

Reasons vary dependent on the individual property context, however some key benefits from conducting due diligence via a title search include:

understanding if the seller has a registered interest in the property,

what kind of restrictions may pertain to the land,

if any existing liens on the property need to be paid off at closing (for example),

necessary information and data for future planning permits (and more).

Here’s a more detailed look at what’s included in a SA Title Search

Register Search Statements for South Australian properties are highly detailed and extensive.

The information you will receive from this search includes:

Land Description
A unique description for the property in question that encompasses the full plan/allotment.

Type of Ownership
The title search report will indicate the ownership type (i.e., community, strata, property/land, etc.). This is important since land and property can be owned in various ways and by a sole individual/entity of multiple “joint” ownership, and so on.

Registered Proprietor
The official recorded person/people or organisation who hold ownership of the particular land/property.

Last Sale Details
If applicable, last sale details including the value of the sale, date and so on will be included for reference.

Easements
Because easements affect the use of the land in question, it’s important to know about them in advance. Potential easements may be limitations/restrictions regarding the placement and/or building of certain new structures such as water pipes, sheds, etc.

Encumbrances
Restrictions on the land (by local council, land zoning or other) will appear in a Title Search. A mortgage is an example of an encumbrance.

Dealings
Title register instruments that refer to a transaction affecting the land.

How to Perform a SA Title Search:

You can bypass the need to find property assistance in person or spend hours scouring the internet for the simple and accurate information you need from a property Title Search.

Landchecker is revolutionising the property insights market and streamlining property data searches to provide faster, easier and more cost effective and reliable solutions to property stakeholders.

For South Australian properties, the report costs just $51.70 and is an essential asset for prospective investments and valuations, developments, planning purposes, real estate market research and much more. Landchecker also offer competitively priced bulk orders for business needs.

Since the relevant property information is now stored digitally, all you need is the address for the property and from here simply choose the document from the full list and range of property documents Landchecker has available (either in Map View or the Navigation Bar).